Netgear R8500 1.0.2.160 Request admin_account.cgi sysNewPasswd command injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Netgear R8500 1.0.2.160. Affected is an unknown function of the file admin_account.cgi of the component Request Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument sysNewPasswd can lead to command injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-50993. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Netgear R8500 1.0.2.160. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file admin_account.cgi of the component Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument sysNewPasswd with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Netgear R8500 v1.0.2.160 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the sysNewPasswd parameter at admin_account.cgi. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted request.

The advisory is available at netgear.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-50993 since 10/28/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/05/2024). This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Wireless LAN Software

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• Netgear

Name

• R8500

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• 1.0.2.160

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.netgear.com/

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